War Today Analysis Shapes German Retreat Near Paris
DeWitt Mackenzie reports allied air observers say Von Kluge may stand near the Somme line while Patton’s armored forces threaten Paris. The Seine corridor and Pas de Calais coast loom as key barriers, with uncertainty over German retreat plans and potential effects on Britain.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
von Bluge
Gemen
France
Seine
Somme
Marne River
Agonel
Stine
Sccne
von Minge
Bate
Marne
Patton
Paris
Stockholm
Datens Kyheter
Oday
von Kluge
Germany
Altween
Was
Belgium
Fuehrer
Pas de Calais
English Channel
Ancuss Mars
Britain
London
Sutheastern
England
Fill Erve
Jarvis Leighton Named To State GOP Posts
Several Portsmouth and vicinity residents were named to state GOP committee offices at a meeting that named Ansel N. Sanbern as state chairman. Andrew Jarvis was named vice chairman Remick Leighton to the advisory committee and Charles E. Greenman of Yamptay named secretary. Touglas Sceammon of Stratham served on the nominating committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ansel N. Sanborn
Wakeqed
State Senate
Charles M. Dale
Everal Portsmouth
GOP
Ansel N. Sanbern
Andrew Jarvis
Remick Leighton
Charles E. Greenman
Yamptay
Touglas Sceammon
Stratham
Drug Firm Official Dies on Train in Dover
J Rufus Sammons 37 of Waban Massachusetts comptroller of United Drug died after a heart attack on a train returning from the White Mountains. Native of Canajonaiie he served United Drug 24 years. Services in Boston burial at Schenectady New York.
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Dover
API
J. Rufus Sammons
Waban
Mass
United Drug Company
White Mountains
Canajonaiie
Boston
Schenectady
Newemarket Comics and Amusements Column Highlights
A compact read lists Gunnin ATLOOT Cartoo and Here and There Churches along with legal notices and classifieds. The page notes personals and puzzles, with a brief essay on rationing and rye events, followed by sports and community items.
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Herald
Gunnin
Vice Wallace Visits Portsmouth on New England Tour
Vice President Henry A. Wallace arrived in Portsmouth late last night and spent the night at the Rockingham hotel. He toured the navy yard, met Rear Adm. Withers and Capt. Dudley, and spoke with local Democrats before continuing to Manchester, Meredith, and possibly Hanover. Wallace called the trip non political and said it aimed to gauge workers and officials on postwar hopes and fears. He described his visit as educational for his understanding of wartime experiences and peace prospects. In Maine he continued a rapid tour from Portland to Lewiston, Augusta, Waterville and Biddeford, as he prepared for further stops.
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Henry A. Wallace
Portsmouth
New England
Rockingham Hotel
Navy Yard
City Democratic
Mary ©. Dondero
Peter J. Hickey
Thomas Withers
USN
Sidney Dudley
Thomas. Gamester
Master Mechanics Association
Withers
Internal Revenue Office
J. Connally
Fortsmouth
Manchester
Meredith
Hanover
Samuel ™. Ladd
Park
Boston
Oliver
Marvin
New Castle
George' Ik. Sanborn
Afwr
Weir
Maine
Europe
Pacific
Wallace
Henry Wallace
Columm Sn
Portland
Lewiston
Augusta
Waterville
Biddeford
Portsmouth Council Tackles Nuisance Complaints Over Hen Keepers
Dr George A Tredick chair Portsmouth Board of Health urged court action to remove 150 to 200 hens on the corner of Richmond and Washington streets citing unsanitary conditions and daily odor complaints from residents. The council asked for a final 2 to 3 day deadline before formal action, plus a petition seeking removal of Hays Auto Body from Wentworth Street area.
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Portsmouln Wit
Samuel le
Tredics
Council
Tredick
Wentworth Street
Hays
Auto Body
Tucker Heads Seacoast Association At 10th Anniversary
Ernest A. Tucker of Rye was elected president of the New Hampshire Seacoast Regional Association at its 10th anniversary meeting at the Rockingham hotel. Officers include ex president Harold A. Holbrook of Dover as clerk and treasurer Alvin F. Redden of Portsmouth as director, with several other community leaders named to posts. The gathering featured remarks on railroads' wartime role and plans for postwar development in manufacturing, recreation, education, and natural resources, with Frank C. Rennick retiring president delivering the annual report.
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Ernest
A Tucker
Rye
New Hampshire Seacoast Regional Association
Rockingham Hotel
Harold A. Holbrook
Dover
Alvin F. Redden
Portsmouth
F. Clyde Keefe
Durham
Guy Smart
Exeter
Barry Mer Arthur J. Sewall
Hampton
Byron E. Redman
Beach
George Ashworth
Hampton Falls
Wallace
Sea’ Brook
Myron B. Felch
Seabrook Beach
Elihu T. Adams
Stratham
Frank H. Pearson
Laurence F. Whittemore
Boston and Maine Railroad
New Hampshire
New England Council
United States Justice Department
Department of Tha
TOC
Hampshire
Whitlemore
Ba&m
Servce
Salem
Mass
Rennick
Presi-Det
Association
Great Bry
UNH Leather From Codfish Skin Promises Coastal Industry
Dr Daniel Epplesheimer of the University of New Hampshire engineering station told the NH Seacoast Regional Development association that codfish skins could be tanned into usable leather for shoes luggage and other products. He cautioned the work is preliminary but noted interest from leather makers and WPB officials.
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Seacoast
New Hampshire
N. H. Seacoast Regional Development Association
Daniel ‘Epplesheimer
University of New Hampshire Engineering Experimental Station
WPB
May Oust Nelson From WPB
Washington Aug 26 AP Chinahound Donald M Nelson faces fresh criticism signaling he may lose the War Production Board chairmanship upon return. Rubber Director Bradley Dewey called Nelsons remarks on the rubber program typical Washington sniping. J A Brug, sent by the President to replace Wilson, outlined broader authority including hiring and firings and vowed to start a new deal.
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Washington
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
Charles 3. Wilson
Bradley Dewey
Nelson
Dewey
WPB
Senate War Investigating Committee
J. A. Brug
Wilson
China
Brug
Second Strike Hits Shipyard in Providence
About half the riggers at Walsh Kaiser shipyard quit work in a second stoppage this week. Nearly 100 walked out yesterday, and last night only four foremen reported to review operations as 93 workers normally on the 12:30 shift left the gates.
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Providence
County War Fund Quota Sets at 42 613 in County
The New Hampshire National War Fund quota for the county is set at 42 613. Co chairs Charles Greene of Hampton and Wilbur E Tewksbury of Derry announced the county figure after a county by county breakdown across New Hampshire. Hillsborough leads with 116 000 while Carroll shows the lowest at 87 477.
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Rockingnam Coundy
Quella
New Hampshire National War Fund
Charles ©. Greeneman
Hampton
Wilbur E. Tewksbury
Derry
New Hampshire
Hillsborough
Carroll County
Navy Pledge to Maintain Yard Activity at Portsmouth
The Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce announced the Navy will keep high activity levels at the Portsmouth Navy Yard. Rear Adm. F G Crisp stated curtailment of submarine construction will affect the yard but not cause immediate major reductions. The Navy aims to place new work at this and other yards and allow voluntary transfers to West Coast yards at government expense while maintaining the 48 hour week during the emergency.
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Portsmouth Navy Yard
Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce
Chester EB. Merrow
James W. Tucker
F. G. Crisp
USN
Admiral Crisp
Portsmouth
Department
Navy Department
Navy
West Coast
Thas
Nazi Retreats, Allied Advance Near Seine and Paris
Allied forces pushed toward the Seine and near Paris as Nazi lines frayed at Somme and Marne. Canadian troops reached the Seine while hundreds of German vehicles were destroyed in air attacks. American armor moved within 130 miles of the German border south of the Saar as bridgeheads across the Seine neared Belgium.
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Seine
Rouen
Saar
Belgium
Reich
France
Eisenhower
Alsace-Lorraine
Siegfried Line
Nazicom
Adolf Hitler
Berchtesgaden
Rhone River
Avignon
Briancon
Alps
Cannes
Jail Closing Session Discussed By Rockingham Legislators
At a Monday meeting in Exeter, county commissioners and Rockingham county State Legislature members debated closing the council and transferring prisoners. They favor moving the council to Portsmouth and housing inmates at Brentwood house of correction.
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Sxeter
Rockingham County
Portsmouth
House of Correction
Brentwood
York Man Recalls Three Years In Battleline Service
Seaman Beaumont of York speaks of a Cook’s tour like travels in the Pacific. He survived a direct Japanese bomber hit on an LST at a Solomon Islands beachhead and earned three bronze stars for battles in New Guinea Admiralty Islands and New Britain. He credits poor recreational facilities on transport duty and notes hospital stays in New Caledonia and New Zealand. He left York High after his 18th birthday and served from 1943 in Southwest Pacific service aboard an LST, returning home on leave in 1945.
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Edwin Braymont Jr
Seeman
USGG
Edwin Braymont
Brixham
Tork
Seeman Beaumont
Galepagos
Pago Pago
Buna
Fiji Islands
Guidaleara
Anlg
Beaumont
New Caledonia
New Zealand
New Guinea
Admiralty
Islands
New Britain
Southwest Pacific
Nezd
USO
Seaman Beaumont
Hetn
Sam
Navy
Coast Guard
Army
York High School
Brooklyn
N. Y
New York
Atlantic
Panama
Paci Se
City and Navy Discuss Lease of Portsmouth Airport
City officials and the United States Navy with Civil Aeronautics Authority planned a discussion on a proposed lease that would grant exclusive Navy use during the war and six months after. The plan, criticized by Mayor Charles M. Dale and the Portsmouth City Council as risking postwar city control, outlines Navy maintenance, shared use terms, and potential deeded property rights near the field.
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Fortsmouth
United States Navy
Naval and
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Samuel Levy
Charles M. Dale
Portsmouth
Comdr
Charles Smith
Washington
Navy
CAA
Cin
Dale
Fletcher Ingall
R. L. Reed
Roger 8. Calvan
Smith
Frank E. Brooks
Levy
Seek Identity Of Slain Woman
New York on August 2 AP reports detectives searched homes on the west side seeking anyone who could identify a blonde well dressed woman found strangled near the Hayden planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History. Police listed her death as homicidal and distributed photographs and description to eateries and lodging houses while broadcasting details across a nine state teletype network. The woman, about 36, 5 feet 2 inches, 106 pounds, wore a tan coat over a wool dress and a yellow ring with three white stones on her right hand.
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New York
West Side
Hayden Planetarium
American Museum of Natural History
War rhetoric and comic jabs on Nazi threat and Mussolini
The speaker lampoons Nazi strategy using images of robot bombs and a doomed peace while belittling Mussolini and the Itahans as co belligerents. Harsh mockery shifts to a far future call for a return in 1969 and a boastful stance against Teutonic domination.
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Itahans
Denmark
Holland
Belgium
France
Idott
Hiro
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Jarvis
Leighton
Arse Quarter
Naval Prison Marines
South Playground
Ernest A. Tucker
Heads Seacoast Association
UNH Laboratory
Charles £. Wilson
James Mead
D-Ny
Washington, D.C
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Romania
Gerany
Galati
Bucharest
Red Army
Ploesti
Bulgaria
Moscow
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Berlin
Charles de Gaulle
French Committee of National Liberation
Sternal
York
Cook
Somersworth
State Tax Commission
Neal O'Hara
Kito
Mussolini
Hitler
Musso
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